Headache Medicine Faculty Position

Position:   Assistant, Associate, or Professor of Neurology

Department:  Neurology

Division/Subspecialty:   Headache

Academic Track:  Clinical

Work location:  Lexington, Ky.

Requirements:  MD or DO, completion of Neurology Residency, and eligibility for KY licensure.  Should be Board Eligible (UCNS-Headache Medicine) before start date.

Job Description:  The University of Kentucky College of Medicine Department of Neurology is seeking a full-time, headache medicine Neurologist to join its growing headache program.  The position may be tailored to match the interests and skills of a faculty recruit, with possible general duties including:

  • Pursuing the faculty member’s passion as related to our clinical, research, and educational missions
  • Evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with headache and facial pain in the outpatient clinic.
  • Occasionally attending and teaching on the Neurology inpatient service
  • Education of residents, medical students, and fellows.
  • Pursuit of external funding to support clinical services and research programs.
  • Participation on committees to represent the Department of Neurology as requested by the Chair
  • Attending Department faculty meetings and other conferences.

Program Description:  Located in the heart of Lexington, the University of Kentucky Healthcare (UKHC) Headache Program is the only UCNS accredited headache center in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.   The headache program is rapidly expanding and aims to add 2 new headache faculty within the next 3 years.   UK Neurology serves both adults and children suffering with challenging headaches.  The program integrates headache subspecialists, advanced practice providers, specialty pharmacists and nurses with experience in the field.  Patients can benefit from Botox injections, trigger point injections, and nerve blocks.  The headache program integrates subspecialists from Neurosurgery, Interventional Neuroradiology, Interventional Pain, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Sleep medicine, Orofacial Pain, ENT and Plastic surgery to offer advanced diagnostic and therapeutic options for primary and secondary headaches.   As an academic center, research and teaching are integral to our mission, and we welcome candidates with an interest in exploring clinical trials, grant applications, or teaching opportunities with med students, residents, and fellows.   

To inquire about faculty positions within the UK Department of Neurology, email:  lee.rudd@uky.edu.